Greening Our CommunityNews from Waste Management of Nevada County

Summer 2020

Waste Management13083 Grass Valley Rd. Grass Valley, CA 95945

Customer Service530-7274-3090

cssacramento@wm.com

Free Green Waste Drop Off EventsReduce the risk of wildfires and protect your home and our community by ensuring your property is fire safe.Waste Management will hold two free green waste drop off events at the McCourtney Road Transfer Station. Bring you green waste to the facility on August 17 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for free disposal.

Curbside Green Waste CollectionYou don’t have to wait for the green waste event to get rid of your green waste, we’ll haul it away from your curbside. Waste Management offers affordable green waste service so you don’t have to make the trip to McCourtney Road Transfer Station.All you have to do is sign up for green waste disposal - it’s less than half the cost of self-hauling to McCourtney Road Transfer Station!Call customer service at 530-274-3090 to sign up for green waste service.

WILDFIRE IS COMINGARE YOU READY?

May 4-5 & 18-19 Only (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)Nevada County Fair Grounds, Gate 8, Brighton St, Grass Valley

ACCEPTABLE ITEMS: Green Waste is biomass consisting of all tree and plant trimmings, dead plants, weeds, leaves, branches, and similar materials that fit into a Green Waste Cart. Items with a diameter greater than 6 inches, tree stumps and root balls will not be accepted.

• Maintain 100 feet of defensible space around your home.• Thin trees and limbs, as well as remove ladder fuels to provide

firefighters the space they need to defend your home.• Create a buffer zone by removing fuels that allow fire to climb

from the landscape into the tree canopy.• Common fuel ladders include: tall grasses, shrubs, juvenile

trees, and low hanging branches.

All Weekends in May (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)• Peardale Chicago Park Fire Station #57,

15057 Colfax Hwy Chicago Park

• Higgins Fire Station, 10106 Combie Rd. Auburn

• 12270 La Bar Meadows Dr. Grass Valley, CA

• Lake Wild Wood Campground, between the Main and North gate, Penn Valley

• Corner of Jones Bar & Owl Creek Rds., Nevada City

As much as 92% of our community is located within High and Very-High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

FREE Residential

Green Waste Disposal at

one of these locations.

We made it easy to dispose hazardous vegetation.

Greening Our Community News from Waste Management of Nevada County

Recycle only empty plastic, metal and aluminum bottles/containers, empty glass jars/bottles, and clean paper and cardboard. Keep lid closed to avoid paper getting wet.

No plastic bags. Place recyclables directly into your container.

Keep food and liquids out of the recycling.

Recycle Right. Here’s How:

RECYCLING

GREEN WASTE

Place only grass clippings, leaves, flowers, wood branches and untreated lumber in your green waste cart.

No plastic bags. Place recyclables directly into your container.

No plastic, glass, metal, treated wood, hazardous or pet waste.

• Minimize Service Delays• Decrease Litter• Prevent Rodents and Other

Animal Scavengers

• Reduce Equipment Failure• Eliminate Safety Risks• Reduce Truck Fires

Please Keep Cart Lids ClosedMaterials must fit inside a container with the lid shut for regular service. Keeping lids closed and material inside containers helps:

ANSWERS: 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C

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Do You Know Where These Items Belong?

A: Trash

B: Recycling

C: Green Waste

D: Household Hazardous Waste